Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were 3.00 lower this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were steady this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality average .

Baby calves 150.00 to 175.00

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $206.41/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −143.55 against this barn's trailing median of $349.97.

Average price

$206.41

8 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,136

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$115

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$18.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.69

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	208.76	1,151	7thin
Medium and Large 2	545	190.00	1,036	1thin

One grade step is worth $18.76/cwt here — about $115 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

5 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $385.25, low $327.99, median $349.97 across 5 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale8 hd

206.41

—

NC average9 barns · 280 hd

202.72

+3.69

This barn, trailing median5 sales

349.97

−143.55

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,467	149.75	2,197	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,265	121.29	1,534	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	950	101.00	959	15

Every lot, as filed

40 lots · USDA AMS · Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Monday) - Siler City, NC

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	193.62/cwt	190.00–197.00	1,003	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,082	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	205.78/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,074	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	439	200.50/cwt	200.00–202.00	880	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	214.02/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,012	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	200	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,140	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	980	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,441	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,233	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	883	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,120	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	726	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	191.99/cwt	190.00–194.00	1,206	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	208.77/cwt	182.00–222.00	1,374	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	893	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	869	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	616	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,277	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,171	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	222.85/cwt	212.00–250.00	738	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	210.99/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,209	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,036	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	192.44/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,232	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	217.14/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,027	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,343	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	198.13/cwt	180.00–226.00	1,343	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	194.84/cwt	190.00–200.00	935	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	216.98/cwt	215.00–220.00	937	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	836	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,093	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	689	1
Bulls	—	—	1,510	151.58/cwt	145.00–155.00	2,289	3
Bulls	—	—	1,805	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,888	1
Bulls	—	—	1,000	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,340	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	974	109.26/cwt	100.00–115.00	1,064	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,281	124.33/cwt	120.00–131.00	1,593	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	902	84.47/cwt	79.00–98.00	762	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,465	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	112.82/cwt	100.00–118.00	1,416	7

How this sale compares

North Carolina weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every North Carolina auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

North Carolina feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Monday) - Siler City, NC

Mon Sep 16, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Raleigh, NC (RA-LS)

Feeder CattleReceipts 72Last week 87Year ago 131

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 51Year ago 35

Baby calves 150.00 to 175.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	220.00	220.00
1	350–400	395	220.00	220.00
2	450–500	473	210.00–218.00	214.02
2	500–550	518	190.00–197.00	193.62
1	550–600	570	200.00	200.00
2	600–650	628	190.00–194.00	191.99
1	700–750	725	170.00	170.00
1	950–1000	980	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	185.00	185.00
1	400–450	440	165.00	165.00
1	450–500	460	192.00	192.00
1	550–600	585	185.00	185.00
1	700–750	700	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	142.00	142.00
1	550–600	560	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	331	212.00–250.00	222.85
1	350–400	380	220.00	220.00
3	400–450	432	215.00–220.00	216.98
2	450–500	473	210.00–225.00	217.14
3	500–550	522	200.00–210.00	205.78
4	550–600	573	210.00–212.00	210.99
2	600–650	640	185.00–200.00	192.44
4	650–700	678	180.00–226.00	198.13
1	750–800	790	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	439	200.00–202.00	200.50
2	450–500	480	190.00–200.00	194.84
1	500–550	545	190.00	190.00
1	700–750	705	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	478	245.00	245.00
4	550–600	555	230.00	230.00
6	650–700	658	182.00–222.00	208.77
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	190.00	190.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,510	145.00–155.00	151.58
1	—	1,805	160.00	160.00
1	—	1,000	134.00	134.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	974	100.00–115.00	109.26
5	—	902	79.00–98.00	84.47
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,281	120.00–131.00	124.33
1	—	1,085	135.00	135.00
7	—	1,255	100.00–118.00	112.82

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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